- Emmanuel Krivine
Emmanuel Krivine (born 1947,
Grenoble ) is a French conductor, the son of a Polish mother and a Russian father. He studied theviolin as a youth and was a prize-winner at the Paris Conservatoire. He later studied at the Queen Elisabeth School in Brussels.Inspired by a meeting with
Karl Böhm , Krivine began to develop an interest in conducting. He was principal guest conductor of theOrchestre Philharmonique de Radio France from 1976 to 1983. From 1987 to 2000, he was music director of theOrchestre National de Lyon . He has also served as music director of the Orchestre Français des Jeunes for 11 years.In 2004, Krivine established the orchestra La Chambre Philharmonique. In 2006, he became music director of the
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra , with an initial contract of 3 years. [cite news | author=Ben Mattison | title=Emmanuel Krivine to Lead Luxembourg Philharmonic | url=http://www.playbillarts.com/news/article/3531.html | work=Playbill Arts | date=2005-12-21 | accessdate=2008-01-13]References
External links
* [http://www.opl.lu/fr-1-2.html Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra French-language biography of Krivine]
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